Saturday, July 10, 2010

A global healthcare leader, Novartis has one of the most exciting product pipelines in the industry today. A pipeline of innovative medicines brought to life by diverse, talented and performance driven people. All of which makes us one of the most rewarding employers in our field.

Designation

Group Head, Biostatistics & Clinical Data Management

Job Description

Summary:
Lead the local NVD Development and Biostatistics and Clinical Data Management (BCDM) departments in alignment with the overall NVD Development and BCDM vision and by providing and balancing the necessary resources in India.

Drive organizational projects/initiatives in order to strengthen vaccine development

at Novartis Vaccines through innovation, quality and productivity.
Responsibilities:
• Select, recruit, develop, manage, motivate, coach and assess performance of direct reports including high quality performance management across the group.

• Define the local departmental strategy and ensure the alignment of the department goals with the objectives of Development and BCDM as well as with internal and external partners.

• Achieve a culture of high performance and trust. Build and maintain an effective local organizational structure that supports existing and future product portfolio.

• Drive talent acquisition, succession planning and professional development of all associates within the local department.

• Actively coach and partner with direct reports to build and implement their development plans and conducting their performance appraisal discussions.

• Proactively shape the local Development and BCDM environment by developing strong, trust based relationships with other leaders, customers and stakeholders, both inside and outside of Novartis.

• Communicate clear department vision and strategy, based on global Development and BCDM vision/strategy, and ensure that these are reflected in focused, lean and responsive organizations and initiatives within the local department.

• Support in building and maintain a best in class Development and BCDM local organization that fully utilizes know-how, knowledge exchange and industry wide best practices, including continuous lessons learnt and constant process improvements.

• Lead the local departmental management meetings to ensure superior operational excellence for early and late phase product development and life cycle management.

• Ensure resources are available for the global department to support development activities and global initiatives.

• Drive global initiatives and provide the necessary support.

• Liaison with Novartis Pharma

• Support the Global Development and BCDM Organization with defining and revising processes that help to gain speed, increase efficiency and raise the quality of deliverables.

• Establish training programs (technical and professional skills) for staff and ensure staff training is conducted and properly documented.

Desired Profile

• Education: University or college degree in Life Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science, Medical Informatics or equivalent degree.

• Language Skills: Excellent command of spoken and written English

• Experience and professional requirements: 10+ years of relevant experience in drug/vaccine development with at least 7-8 years in the discipline of Database Design/Programming or Statistics.

• 3 + years of people management experience of handling a team size of 20 - 25 associates.

• Experience in a matrix environment is required. Strong skills in leading people, operations and innovation. Ability to work independently, under pressure, flexible.

Lead the local NVD Development and Biostatistics and Clinical Data Management BCDM departments in alignment with the overall NVD Development and BCDM vision and by providing and balancing the necessary resources in India.